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London’s Big Law Firms Brace for Economic Downturn and Rising Recruitment Costs

The lessons of the GFC when law firm headcounts went down have seen Big Law firms in London resist the temptation to cut staff numbers as transactions drop in number and law firm revenues look more shakey. The intense heat of the London legal market and the pressure of the so-called ‘Cravath Scale’ involving dollar-for-dollar

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Gender Equality Advocate Named First Female President of International Bar Association in Two Decades

After a 20 year gap, the International Bar Association has elected its first woman president, appropriately reflecting the IBA’s own research on the need for greater gender equality in the legal profession. The new IBA president is Spanish lawyer Almudena Arpón de Mendívil y Aldama who is only the second woman in the Association’s 76

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K&L Gates Expand to Dublin With 48th Office and High Profile Irish Lawyer

Gayle Bowen moves to K&L Gates to open new Dublin law office

K&L Gates have expanded to Dublin with their 48th office opening, hiring three senior asset manager and investment funds lawyers from firms including Pinsent Masons’ founding partner Gayle Bowen and two other firms. In a statement from K&L Gates, the firm said further lawyers would be employed over time. “As the only major AMIF market

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Key Steps To Obtaining The Best Branding Packages For Small Businesses

When selecting branding packages for a small business – including law firms and other professional firms – there are some key questions that are vital to think about before even thinking of calling the branding agency. We look at the key steps that will help propel your law firm brand, your small business or any

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